Florida Senate - 2024                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. CS for SB 632
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                  02/08/2024           .                                
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       The Committee on Fiscal Policy (Simon) recommended the
       following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
    2  
    3         Delete lines 20 - 37
    4  and insert:
    5  of person or certain property.—
    6         (1) A person is not subject to any administrative, civil,
    7  or criminal penalty for taking a bear with lethal force if:
    8         (a) The person reasonably believed that his or her action
    9  was necessary to avoid an imminent threat of death or serious
   10  bodily injury to himself or herself or to another, an imminent
   11  threat of death or serious bodily injury to a pet, or
   12  substantial damage to a dwelling as defined in s. 776.013(5);
   13         (b) The person did not lure the bear with food or
   14  attractants for an illegal purpose, including, but not limited
   15  to, training dogs to hunt bears;
   16         (c) The person did not intentionally or recklessly place
   17  himself or herself or a pet in a situation in which he or she
   18  would be likely to need to use lethal force as described in
   19  paragraph (a); and
   20         (d) The person notified the commission within 24 hours
   21  after he or she used lethal force to take the bear.
   22         (2) A bear taken under this section must be disposed of by
   23  the commission. A person who takes a bear under this section may
   24  not possess, sell, or dispose of the bear or its parts.
   25         (3) The commission shall adopt rules to implement this
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   28  And the title is amended as follows:
   29         Delete lines 4 - 10
   30  and insert:
   31         taking of bears without certain penalties under
   32         specified conditions; requiring the disposal of such
   33         bears by the Fish and Wildlife Conservation
   34         Commission; prohibiting certain possession, sale, and
   35         disposal of such bears or their parts; requiring the